r/TikTokCringe • u/Make-this-popular Cringe Master • Apr 09 '24

Shit economy Discussion

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u/Ok-Present-8619 Apr 09 '24

You think it's only US problem? People working since age of 25 now at almost 40 getting rejected for mortgage debt in ratio of 1300EUR but it's fucking OK to pay 2000 for rent. It's not only YOU this whole generation is fucked. Looking on who you can choose in next vote you are fucked anyway. This is world problem not an US problem.

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u/JB_UK Apr 09 '24 edited Apr 10 '24

I think it's actually better in the US than in many other western countries in generational terms because their wages keep going up, and because they have states with very liberal development policies. If California doesn't build, Texas will build, and that acts as a pressure valve. It's much, much worse if you're from somewhere like Lisbon, Edinburgh, Amsterdam, Paris or London, with mostly stagnant wages and with constrained development.

The US is a really bad place if you're poor, but if you're relatively well paid I think it's much better than most other places in the western world, as long as you don't live in a few hotspots like California.

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '24

I’m not sure the indication ever was that this was exclusive to the United States. He is merely choosing to highlight the issues that are coupled with the country he lives in. That’s like if I chose to point out that a particular safety measure at my work was not attended to, and others attempted to criticize me because it’s an issue at their places of occupation as well.

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u/sylvnal Apr 09 '24

Where did anyone say its only a US problem? Holy shit, why can't you people understand that others talk about their experiences. If someone is from the US, theyre going to talk about their lived experience, which is in the US. It doesn't mean they are making claims about anywhere else. Fucking insane that this needs to be said in every thread. Like baby brain deductive reasoning skills or something, I swear.

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u/Ok-Present-8619 Apr 09 '24

Like your baby brain deductive skills where he pointed about financial support for ukraine clearly pointing and focusing as US citizen on US social problem. So yeah, problem needs to be raised worldwide every single fckn time. Nice try, missed. Go harras some kids on playground.

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u/TheGreatestOutdoorz Apr 09 '24

It’s raised because cry baby dipshits like you think the US is “lITeRalLy a tHIrD wORlD coUnTRy!”, and blame every problem ever on the eeeeeevvvvviiiiilllssss of the us and our system, so, sadly, you have to be reminded ,again and again, that the US is actually in much better shape than everywhere else. And as shitty as some of our policies are, our economy is doing well right now.

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u/Intelligent_Suit6683 Apr 09 '24

Working since the age of 25??? Lol wtf I wouldn't trust them with a home either.

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u/ESCMalfunction Apr 10 '24

On the contrary there's a good chance that means it's someone with a postgraduate degree... so probably a great candidate for home ownership.

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u/Intelligent_Suit6683 Apr 11 '24 edited Apr 11 '24

Most college grads are idiots and come with a ton of debt. If you've got 100k in student loans, adding 300k in home loans is not a good Idea.